Ac‐cel″er‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accelerated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Accelerating.] [L. acceleratus, p. p. of accelerare; ad + celerare to hasten; celer quick. See Celerity.] 1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; — opposed to retard.
2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.
3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate our departure.
Accelerated motion(Mech.), motion with a continually increasing velocity. — Accelerating force, the force which causes accelerated motion. Nichol.
Syn. — To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.